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Revision as of 03:49, 17 July 2023
A defense pact (or defence pact Commonwealth spelling) is a type of treaty or military alliance which the signatories promise to support each other militarily and to defend each other.[1] Generally, the signatories point out the threats and concretely prepare to respond to it together.[2]
Current treaties
- ^ Joined as Kingdom of Greece.
- ^ Joined as West Germany. After reunification in 1990, the former East German territory became covered by NATO protection.
Historical treaties
| Year | Treaty name | Member States |
|---|---|---|
| 1788–1798 | Treaty of Alliance | Kingdom of France and the United States |
| 1873–1887 | League of the Three Emperors | German Empire, Austria-Hungary, and the Russian Empire |
| 1950–1979 | Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance | China and the Soviet Union |
| 1954–1977 | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization | Australia, France, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States |
| 1955–1979 | Middle East Treaty Organization | Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom |
| 1955–1980 | Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty | Taiwan and the United States |
| 1955–1991 | Warsaw Pact | Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union |
See also
References
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- ^ Volker Krause, J. David Singer "Minor Powers, Alliances, And Armed Conflict: Some Preliminary Patterns", in "Small States and Alliances", 2001, pp 15–23, ISBN 978-3-7908-2492-6 (Print) ISBN 978-3-662-13000-1 (Online) [1]
- ^ Fulvio Attinà "State aggregation in defense pacts: systemic explanations", Jean Monnet Working Papers, University of Catania, nr. 56, November 2004, ISSN 2281-9029 [2]